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By Kat Wiranowski aka @trail_kat on Instagram There are moments, even days when I crumble in a panic about the state of my body. I’m not going to lie, I’m deep in that panic as I write this and all I want to do is scream my frustration and loathing into the air in the hopes that […]
My dad made me wear it. It was neon orange and yellow with big reflective stripes on the front and back. It went over my head and attached on the sides with velcro. In the winter, I pulled it over my puffy Chicago Bears jacket and ran out the door in sweat pants and long […]
To refresh on Dye McConnell’s Ironman journey misadventures, read Part 1 here. The last few days have been a blur. Mostly due to lack of sleep and my body wondering WTF just happened. But I will never forget the moment I listened to my voicemail when I woke up. “Dye, happy Monday. It’s Mike […]
If you race, you know the risks. One little detail, within or outside of your control, can go wrong, and your day is over. It can be your equipment, gear or your own body. All the months of training, both physical and mental, down the toilet in a moment. It’s devastating. And it’s happened to […]
Today I hit “register” for the Boston Marathon… This is something I’ve been wanting to do for four years now. I love long distance running but I don’t love “fast” long distance running. That being said, I knew I wanted to someday run the Boston Marathon. The history. The camaraderie. The grandeur. So four years […]
Growing up, I wasn’t athletic – I was more of the bookworm-type. I did run cross country in junior high, but wasn’t very good at it. I came in last or close to last at the races. Every time I finished running, I felt like I was going to die; I guess that is what […]
I was talking to someone about how hard it was to lose weight and she said, “It’s HARD. You know how hard it is… well, but you’re so skinny…” implying that because I’ve lost the weight, I don’t know how difficult weight loss can be. I get these kinds of comments all the time. And […]
“Whoa!” I exclaimed, “ It looks like my leg grew back!” After years of prosthetic legs that were made to look “real” but always left something to be desired and an eventual switch to the completely bionic look, I finally looked down at what appeared to be two human legs. My left and right calves, […]
I experienced discrimination and prejudice at a yoga studio. By yoga instructors and the studio management. Yes, you read that right, but first let me explain. I recently was invited to consider and write about the idea of “shatter;” I got to choose whether that meant shattering body image issues, shattering goals, shattering […]
Earlier this year I decided that I would throw my life (and my family’s life) into disarray and figure out how to leave Boulder, leave work, leave home, for over a month. I felt a craving in my soul to do something different. I know that this is exactly what I need to grow, as […]